Ashwin Gokhale

Partner

Ashwin Gokhale helps public and private technology companies navigate through technology transactions and licensing matters. He draws on his prior experience leading a legal team at a high-growth venture-backed company and his business experience working for various other startups in Silicon Valley to provide practical solutions to the legal and business challenges his clients face.

He regularly negotiates and advises technology companies on a range of intellectual property licensing and other commercial transactions, including agreements for software and hardware development and licensing, manufacturing and distribution, advertising and marketing, patent licensing, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital investments.

He counsels a broad range of clients—from large public companies to startups and emerging companies—across the tech sector, including AI and machine learning, AdTech and digital media, web services, e-commerce, EdTech, healthcare IT, software, computer hardware and alternative energy. Learn more about Mr. Gokhale's practice and how he can support your startup at WilmerHaleLaunch.com.

Past Experience

Prior to joining WilmerHale, Mr. Gokhale led the legal department at YuMe, Inc., a leader in the video advertising technology and services space. He was responsible for managing all legal matters for the company, including three rounds of equity financing, the acquisition of a UK-based video advertising company, establishing a subsidiary in India, advice on privacy issues surrounding online advertisement targeting and several high-value strategic agreements with major media properties and consumer electronics device manufacturers.

Mr. Gokhale began his legal career in the technology transactions practice group of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

During law school, Mr. Gokhale was a full-time extern for the Honorable Susan Illston of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. Before he received his law degree, Mr. Gokhale worked in business development and marketing at several venture-backed startup companies.

Publications

"Finality of Conviction, the Right to Appeal, and Deportation under Montenegro v. Ashcroft: The Case of the Dog That Did Not Bark,” 40 University of San Francisco Law Review 241

Solutions

We help clients capitalize on the tremendous promise of Big Data, while addressing challenges with respect to privacy, cybersecurity, technology transactions and licensing, intellectual property, antitrust, litigation, regulatory enforcement and much more.

WilmerHale’s corporate lawyers have a long history of experience with cross-border deals involving mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and capital markets, venture capital, joint ventures and other transactions.

Helping clients launch their businesses and transform their innovative ideas into successful companies.

Representing FinTech clients throughout their lifecycles.

Advising life sciences innovators, investors and industry leaders on complex transactions, legal issues and business challenges.

Offering a sophisticated, full-service solution to private equity sponsors and entrepreneurs, from initial investment to exit.

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